US President Donald Trump to meet leaders from five Central Asian countries in Washington for 10th meeting of C5+1.
Trump is hosting Central Asian leaders as U.S. seeks to get around China on rare earth metals
President Trump and the officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are holding an evening summit and dinner on the heels of Trump managing at least a temporary thaw …
The U.S. just gave up this key leverage over China — and it’s a costly mistake
China’s leverage over global supply chains and maritime logistics threatens America’s economic and national security. This is especially true, considering that roughly 90% of America’s military cargo …
What a leaked transcript reveals about China’s muscular statecraft
Jason Tower, an expert on China and Myanmar, thinks it likely that the Wa produced the transcript and shared it with rebel allies, who leaked it more widely. Verbatim accounts of Chinese diplomatic …
Oman’s IGC signs 19 gas agreements worth $8.8bln
The agreements involved partnerships with investors from India, China, the United States, France, Kuwait, and UAE …
UAE and China strengthen economic ties with new MoU
ECI and Sinosure sign Memorandum of Understanding to increase bilateral collaboration in export credit, trade finance and risk management across key growth sectors …
China begins limited purchases of U.S. farm goods after Trump-Xi meet
China has begun modest purchases of U.S. farm products after the leaders of both countries met last week, but traders still await significant soybean buys after the White House said Beijing pledged to …
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The coming-together of China’s enormous manufacturing capacity and its ravenous appetite for copious, cheap, domestically produced electricity deserves to be seen in a similar world-changing light.
Green Powerhouse China Is Still Addicted to Coal
Years after China pledged a moratorium on overseas coal plants, privately funded projects remain a “loophole,” a study finds.
U.S. Embassy Issues Warning as Typhoon Bears Down on Vietnam
Densely populated Vietnam is vulnerable to typhoons roaring in across the South China Sea. The U.S. military’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) said the storm had gathered strength as it approached …